Frontiers in Neurology
“Internal carotid artery-type cervical spondylosis” is not supported as an independent subtype: a perspective on diagnostic classification and clinical differentiation
Cervical spondylosis is a common degenerative disorder, yet its diagnostic boundaries may be inappropriately expanded when nonspecific symptoms such as dizziness coexist with age-related cervical imaging changes. This Perspective evaluates the hypothetical concept of “internal carotid artery-type cervical spondylosis” and whether it qualifies as an independent clinical subtype. Using an adapted validity–utility framework, the proposed entity was assessed according to five criteria: a specific anatomical relationshi …